2010 Tajik National Guard Mi-8 crash explained

Occurrence Type:Accident
Summary:Controlled flight into terrain
Site:Rasht Valley, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan
Aircraft Type:Mil Mi-8
Operator:Tajik National Guard
Occupants:28
Fatalities:28
Survivors:0

On 6 October 2010. a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter from the Tajik National Guard crashed in the Rasht Valley close to Ezgand and Tavildara, Tajikistan, killing all 28 people on board. The helicopter became caught in power lines and crashed while attempting to land. It was the deadliest accident in Tajik aviation since 1997.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accident Details . Planecrashinfo.com . 29 October 2020.